Credit: Sebastian Bach Facebook/Brett Michaels Instagram The Van Halen News Desk continues to roll out the Eddie Van Halen tributes. This time we have two coming from a few of the biggest frontmen to emerge during the 1980s: Poison singer Bret Michaels and former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach. Both Michaels and Bach called into the Sirius/XM's "Trunk Nation with Eddie … [Read more...]
Ozzy Osbourne Says Eddie Van Halen Once Asked Him To Join Van Halen
Credit: Dena Flows/Flickr Recently both Sebastian Bach and Steve Perry revealed they could have ended up singing for Van Halen. The latest to join the growing list of could-have-been VH frontmen is "The Prince of Darkness" himself: Ozzy Osbourne. In a recent episode of his SiriusXM show "Ozzy Speaks", Osbourne said the offer came during an unexpected late night call … [Read more...]
How Eddie Van Halen Brought Marty McFly Back To Life In The Future
Forget the DeLorean. Ditch the flux capacitor. Without Eddie Van Halen Marty McFly would never have stood a chance. Syfy writer Adam Pockross found a very clever way to connect his tribute to the greatest guitarist of all time with the greatest sci-fi film of all time: 1985's "Back To The Future". He posted an opinion piece on Syfy's website titled "If Not For Eddie Van … [Read more...]
The L.A. Legacy Of Eddie Van Halen [VIDEO]
Moments after learning of the passing of Eddie Van Halen, Los Angeles news network KTLA spoke to a local music shop owner to get his thoughts on the impact Eddie had the L.A. music scene and beyond. "There are very few people that change the course of modern guitar playing and he was one of them. It's a very sad day but he's left a body of work that will never go away. It … [Read more...]
Listen To Neal Schon’s Complete Eddie Van Halen Tribute Interview
Credit: Neal Schon's Facebook page Earlier this week Journey singer Steve Perry shared his thoughts on the passing of Eddie Van Halen. Now guitarist Neal Schon's tribute has been made available to hear in its entirety. The legendary Journey guitarist appeared on Sirius/XM's "Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk" on October 13th to share his thoughts on the passing of Eddie. The … [Read more...]